The Importance of Reading
Growing up reading has been an important aspect of my life. As a young child I always enjoyed curling up under the covers and listening to my dad read books from Green Eggs and Ham to books such as Summer of the Monkeys and The Hobbit. In fifth grade, I read The Lord of the Rings for the first time. In Middle School I read Pride and Prejudice and A Tale of Two Cities as well as many other, possibly less substantial, books. I always enjoyed the way this form of entertainment stimulated my mind and found it bizarre that its popularity has been diminishing. Do people not enjoy learning? There is so much you may learn, even from fictional novels: importance of friendship, morals, and heroism. It also exercises your imagination and creativity, both of which become more difficult to stimulate as you age. Some pointers I'd like to make are; why it's important to read at a young age and read to your kids, how reading benefits your mind, and why and extensive vocabulary is beneficial. ...